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The days are surely coming Posted 3/18/2018 2:10 PMToday's reflection is brought to you byJeremiah 31: 31-34.You are makinga new covenant with us,O God.We don't deserve it,but that's just who you are.You stand by us no matter what.You give us life.You surround us with beauty, goodness, and truth,and we neglect to notice,or worse, spoil it.But you...Published at Simple Moodlings

Simple Suggestion #273... Start a seed Posted 3/15/2018 2:05 PMIt's the most wonderful time of the year! Well, almost. Spring starts early when you're a gardener, and after a long winter, getting my hands back into dirt is always wonderful!By the end of harvest in autumn, I'm always too tuckered to tidy up the greenhouse, even. So it sits, a jumble of pots a...Published at Simple Moodlings

It's Jay's birthday Posted 3/13/2018 4:51 PMOur youngest is suddenly 18. An adult, according to Alberta law, but still very much a kid at heart. My prayer is that Jay will never lose their child-likeness, that they will always remember that we are here for them, and that they can continue to be true to themself, strong, smart, courageous, ...Published at Simple Moodlings

Special Feature: A local website for International Women's Day Posted 3/8/2018 5:49 PMThis International Women's Day, I'm sharing the website of a woman who has a heart for women and the incredible challenges some of us face. I want to draw attention to Missing Cara, which is a beautiful website created by Edmontonian Kathy King.I have been deeply touched by Kathy and her story on...Published at Simple Moodlings

Sunday Reflection: Words, words, words Posted 3/3/2018 10:23 PMToday's reflection is brought to you by Psalm 19.O God,I've come to a placewhere I am tired of words.I like to think thatyou gave us two earsand one mouthfor obvious reasons.But we seemto have gotten mixed up somewhere.Some of us thinkthat every word in The Biblewas literally spoken by you(even t...Published at Simple Moodlings

Simple Suggestion #272... Keep on recycling Posted 3/2/2018 5:01 PMTwo weeks ago, at conference for members of a charitable organization I volunteer with, I was stunned to hear a facilitator announce, "The City of Edmonton is no longer recycling." As if the end of recycling was a done deal.WHAT?As a Master Composter Recycler, I quickly jumped in to try to set th...Published at Simple Moodlings

If we could all sing together like this Posted 3/1/2018 11:50 AMHere's something really beautiful... Imagine a world where we could all drop our politics and ideologies and sing from the heart like these people. And then imagine that the positive feelings that flow from sharing such beautiful music surrounds the planet and fills every being on earth...Thousan...Published at Simple Moodlings

Sunday Reflection: Who will separate us? Posted 2/25/2018 8:00 AMO Christ,you came to remind usthat we are all God's children,brothers and sistersin the Trinity.You justify usby your unfathomable love for us.As St. Paul notes in his letter to the Romans (8:31b-35, 37),nothing can separate us from you.If God is for us,nothing is against us...except, perhaps, ou...Published at Simple Moodlings

Update #1 -- Little things for ME Posted 2/22/2018 2:18 PMIt seems to me that I promised to report back on how the word of the year for 2018, Me, is being used to help my best friend, Cathy, and I focus on what we often neglect..."Me" too easily gets pushed to the margins of life when too many other things are going on. It's natural to put ourselves las...Published at Simple Moodlings

Garden dreaming Posted 2/20/2018 4:30 PMIt gets to the point where a garden girl like me starts to get a little bit tired of winter. Especially when the days are getting longer, the fabulous February sun is rising higher, and the temperature in the greenhouse starts to reach up to 13 or 15 degrees Celcius in mid-afternoon. I've been dr...Published at Simple Moodlings

Repent?? Posted 2/18/2018 10:54 AMThis week, my friend Nora sent me the music video below -- thanks, Nora! The song has been percolating in the background of my consciousness, and it strikes me as a good fit with today's reflection.It's unfortunate,Lord,how our language often limits your message.That word,repent,for example,which...Published at Simple Moodlings

Sunday reflection on a Monday: No one is an outcast Posted 2/12/2018 9:22 PMOn Saturday, I attended a Blanket Exercise held at a local community league. It was a deeply moving experience that isn't easy to moodle about (hence my Sunday reflection has taken me longer than usual), but I really want to share it here and to encourage any of my readers who haven't experienced...Published at Simple Moodlings

Praying with Anthony Posted 2/5/2018 1:39 PMMy heart is sad today. During my volunteer time at L'Arche Day Program this morning, I learned that my friend Anthony* is dying of cancer.Although he hasn't been to Day Program since before Christmas, Anthony has been part of it for about three years now, and his presence touched me deeply. He al...Published at Simple Moodlings